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Kevin De Bruyne was imperious against Bournemouth, continuing his excellent start to the season. Photograph: Peter Powell/EPA

Premier League: 10 Talking Points from the Weekend’s Action

by Guardian Sport | Sep 20, 2016 | Sports

1) United’s midfield needs a pass master On paper, Manchester United should not be losing against Watford and that is no disrespect to Walter Mazzarri’s side, who played with courage and conviction to win 3-1 at Vicarage Road. There is something not quite right in the...

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Demonstrators display signs during a protest against the suspension of teachers from classrooms over purported links with Kurdish militants, in Diyarbakir, Turkey, September 19, 2016. REUTERS/Sertac Kayar

The Failed Coup, First Lesson in Turkish Curriculum

by Said Abdul Razzak | Sep 20, 2016 | Middle East

Ankara- New school year has commenced in Turkey in in 81 provinces. Up to 18, 043 million students arrived on Monday to schools and universities. This year differs from previous ones because of the failed coup that took place in July. Throughout the week, schools and...

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Major General Mansour Al-Turki speaks to the press in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia on Jan. 2, 2016. (Reuters)

Saudi Arabia Foils a Terrorist Plan Targeting Security, Economic Facilities

by Nayef Al-Rasheed | Sep 20, 2016 | Saudi Arabia

Riyadh- The Saudi security succeeded to thwart an ISIS terrorist network consisting of three cluster cells linked to an information mediator in Syria. Uncovering the network has foiled a terrorist plan targeting citizens, scholars, security men and security, military...

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Syrian refugee children walk outside their tents at a refugee camp in Lebanon on January 27, 2016. (AP Photo / Bilal Hussein)

Lebanon Launches Plan for Syrian Refugees to Return Home

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Sep 20, 2016 | Middle East

Beirut – Lebanon’s Labor Minister Sejaan Azzi presented on Monday a proposal for Syrian refugees in Lebanon to return to their country over a two-year period that would start in January. The plan would be based on proving protection to those who return home, in...

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Children walk in a makeshift camp on March 12, 2016 at the Greek-Macedonian border, near the Greek village of Idomeni, where thousands of refugees and migrants are stranded. Daniel Mihailescu/Getty Images

Syrian Opposition Presents Roadmap, Says no Room for Assad in Syria

by Heba El Koudsy | Sep 20, 2016 | Middle East

New York – The Syrian opposition presented its roadmap for a transition to a democratic state, during an extensive meeting held on Monday in New York, under the patronage of Saudi Arabia and in the presence of representatives from Qatar, Turkey, the United Kingdom,...